About the Authors
- Carl J. Yeoman
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Affiliations Department of Animal and Range Sciences, Montana State University, Bozeman, Montana, United States of America, The Institute for Genomic Biology, University of Illinois, Urbana, Illinois, United States of America
- Susan M. Thomas
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Affiliation The Institute for Genomic Biology, University of Illinois, Urbana, Illinois, United States of America
- Margret E. Berg Miller
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Affiliation The Institute for Genomic Biology, University of Illinois, Urbana, Illinois, United States of America
- Alexander V. Ulanov
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Affiliation Biotechnology Center, University of Illinois, Urbana, Illinois, United States of America
- Manolito Torralba
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Affiliation J. Craig Venter Institute, Maryland Campus, Rockville, Maryland, United States of America
- Sarah Lucas
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Affiliation J. Craig Venter Institute, Maryland Campus, Rockville, Maryland, United States of America
- Marcus Gillis
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Affiliation J. Craig Venter Institute, Maryland Campus, Rockville, Maryland, United States of America
- Melissa Cregger
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Affiliation The Institute for Genomic Biology, University of Illinois, Urbana, Illinois, United States of America
- Andres Gomez
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Affiliation The Institute for Genomic Biology, University of Illinois, Urbana, Illinois, United States of America
- Mengfei Ho
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Affiliation Department of Microbiology, University of Illinois, Urbana, Illinois, United States of America
- Steven R. Leigh
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Affiliation Department of Anthropology, University of Illinois, Urbana, Illinois, United States of America
- Rebecca Stumpf
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Affiliation Department of Anthropology, University of Illinois, Urbana, Illinois, United States of America
- Douglas J. Creedon
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Affiliation The Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, United States of America
- Michael A. Smith
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Affiliation Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Christie Clinic, Urbana, Illinois, United States of America
- Jon S. Weisbaum
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Affiliation Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Carle Clinic, Urbana, Illinois, United States of America
- Karen E. Nelson
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Affiliation J. Craig Venter Institute, Maryland Campus, Rockville, Maryland, United States of America
- Brenda A. Wilson
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* E-mail: bawilson@life.illinois.edu (B. Wilson); bwhite44@illinois.edu (B. White)
Affiliations The Institute for Genomic Biology, University of Illinois, Urbana, Illinois, United States of America, Department of Microbiology, University of Illinois, Urbana, Illinois, United States of America
- Bryan A. White
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* E-mail: bawilson@life.illinois.edu (B. Wilson); bwhite44@illinois.edu (B. White)
Affiliations The Institute for Genomic Biology, University of Illinois, Urbana, Illinois, United States of America, Department of Animal Sciences, University of Illinois, Urbana, Illinois, United States of America
Competing Interests
Corresponding author B. White is a PLOS ONE Editorial Board member. This does not alter the authors' adherence to all of the PLOS ONE policies on sharing data and materials.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: B. White B. Wilson CJY SMT KEN. Performed the experiments: CJY SMT AVU MEBM MT MG SL MAS JSW MC. Analyzed the data: CJY SMT AVU AG MH DJC MAS JSW MC. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: B. White B. Wilson CJY KEN SRL RS MAS JSW. Wrote the paper: CJY B. White B. Wilson SMT AVU SRL RS AG KEN MEBM.